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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08
Household Hints.

1
Do not make jellie in damp or cloudy
Y ,ther.
Never put away a jar of fruit partly
{ ID, as it is almost sure to spoil.
Dried worm wood and tansy sprinkled
about where black ants congregate viii
clean out the pests.
In canning tomatoes those fresh from
the vines are better than those picked
anrdipened in the sun.
Save the strength of the housewife
and servants by having all kitchen
utensils as light as possible.
A new and palatable way to cook
eggplant i. to cut it in dice, boil tender
in sailed water. and serve i'll white
sauce on toast.
Whole cloves are now used to exter-
inmate the merciless and industrious
moth. 1t is said they are more effect
ual as destroying agent than either
tobacco, camphor, or cedar shavings.
For membranous Group or an attack
of asthma, take little tar and turpen
tine, place it in a coup en- top Of the
stove, or some live Goals. \ dense
smoke will be emitted which viii bring
relief to the sufferer.
Many very fine cooks will not use
baking powder, soda or cream of tartar
in ke-making, while others think it
impossible to do without it.
A mass of cob-web pinched up in a
wad and pressed to fresh cut will stop
the flow of blood instantly. No mis-
take about this.
For intense itching, battle in salt
water, dry with course towel and rub
with sweet oil.
Tobacco leaves placed in the nests of
setting hens and punches Of it tackled
on to the walls will keep the poultry
house healthy and entirely free from
vermin
To seed raisins easily, pour hot water
over them, let it remain moment then
drain off. The hot water loosens the
seed and they come out clean.
IF you have sore throat, make
mop of soft linen rag tied to stick
and use turpentine. Ii is not pleas
ant remedy but it is good one.
Children feet should be bathed in
warm water every night in the year,
rubbed dry and the stockings hung up
so that they will be we'll aired.
Miss Nelson, the first Danish lady
physician, has just begun to practice
at Copenhagen, She took her degree
with the first honors.
A good substitute for bnttermilk is
a thin batter made of -four ana tepid
water and allowed to remain long enough
to sour.
Soak your mackeral in sour milk,
then rense off with clear water. They
will be much fresher than if soaked in
water.
Place handful of pebbles or small
rocks in the bottom of your frail vases
and they will not be easily upset,
Sunfower seed for fowls is the best
egg producing food, but must be used
with discretion.
For corns nothing equals Mays Corn
Remover, to be had of all druggists.
Tea pots are now made with drippers
just like the French coffee pots.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08

Topeka has secured the next meeting
Of the National Farmers convention,
which will be held there November IS.
Kansas gathers them all in. She i. the
great center of educational, agricul-
tural thought and action in this coun-
try, and the great associations come
here for inspiration and zeal. Kansas
is great state. Elk.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08

A clergyman on sultry afternoon
paused in his sermon and said: II saw
an advertisement for five hundred sleep
ers for railroad | think could sup
ply fifty, and recommend them as
good and sound!' Jewish Messenger.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08
Western Australia wants home rule

Thus far 1t has been crown colony,
governed by a governor and executive
council appointed by the queen. 1t is
not likely, however, that it Will get
home rule for some time, because, al
though the colony is large, covering an
area of 672. 600 square miles, it has a
population of les. than 10000 persons
Of European blood England prefers
that it shall remain a crown colony. be-
cause as such it was a convenient out
let for emigration from England. Elk.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08

The indications are that Roumania
and Greece are having serious compli-
cations. Their diplomatic relations
have been severed and the Roumanian
minister has been recalled from Athens.
They are quarreling over the property of
a dead man. They both claim HIM
as a citizen. If he had been as poor as
Lazarus, they would have forgotten
him as dog, but because he had a
large estate, they clamor for the claim
for lawful citizenship, in order to in
herit his possessions. They may shed
much blood and spend millions in their
senseless quarrel.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08

1t costs very little to plant trees
along the road. and when they shall
reach fair size they will add something
to the value of the farm. Attractive
ness is often Of as much value as fer
tility when disposing of farm.-Ex.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08
THE TIMES.
A Remarkable Army Story.
'Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of thy wing"

"Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of thy wing
A party of northern tourists formed
part of large company gathered on
the deck of an excursion steamer that
was moving slowly down the historic
Patomic one beautiful evening in the
Summer of 1881.
A gentleman who has since gained a
national reputation as an evangelist of
song had been delighting the party with
the happy rendering Of many familiar
hymns, the last being the sweetest pc
titlon so dear to every Christian, be-
ginning "Jseus, lover Of my soul.
The singer gave the first two verses
with much feeling and peculiar en-
phasis upon the concluding lines that
thrilled every heart. A hush had fall
len upon the listeners that was not
broken for some seconds after the mu-
steal notes had died away. Then a
gentleman made his way from the out
skirts of the crowd to the side of the
singer and accosted him with:
BEG your pardon, stranger, but
were you actively engaged in the late
WARP
eyes, SIR" the man of song answer
ed courteously. 81 fought under Cen
eral Grant.
"Well," the first speaker continued
with something like sigh, II did my
fighting on the other side and think,
indeed am quite sure, was very near
you one bright night eighteen years ago
this very month. 1t was much such a
night as this. If / am not much mis-
taken you were on guard duty. We of
the south had sharp business on hand
and you were one of the enemy. |
crept near your post of duty, my muir
derous weapon in my hand; the shadow
hid me. AS you paced back and forth
you were humming the tune of the hymn
you have just sung. | raised my gun
and aimed at your heart, and had been
selected by our commander for the
work because | was sure shot. Then
upon the night rang the words:
Cover my defenseless head
With the shadow of thy wing
Your prayer was answered. could mt
fire after that. And there was no at
tack made upon your camp that night
You were the man whose life | was
spared from taking
The singer grasped the hand of the
Southerner and said with much emo
ton:
81 remember the night very well and
the feeling of depression and loneliness
with which ] went forth to my duty.
l knew my post was one of great dan
ger, and was more detected than | re-
member to have been at any other time
during the service. paced my lonely
beat, thinking of home and friends and
all that life holds dear. Then the
thought of Gods care for all that He
has created came to me with peculiar
force. If He so cared for the spar
rows, how much more for man created
in his own image; and / sang the prayer
of my heart, and ceased to feel alone.
How the prayer was answered | never
knew until this evening. My Heavenly
Father thought best to keep the knowl
edge from me for eighteen years. How
much of His goodness to us we shall be
ignorant of until it is revealed by the
light of eternity Jesus, lover of my
soul has been a favorite hymn; now it
will be expressibly dear.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08

A physician says that the benefit
to his patients from public library is
enormous Most of his patients are
poor, and good books are beyond their
reach but for this system; and interest
ing books are to them something of what
change of air and sceneis to the rich. -
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08

Seventy-five years ago the first to-
matoes grown in this country were cul-
tivated as a strange and snowy horti-
cultural curiosity in Salem, Mass.-Ex.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08

Japan Is said to have $4,000 gods.
The almighty dollar is God enough and
good enough for Americans.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-08
doing the chores at half-past nine at

night.
There are men who compel their
wives to milk cows, sitting in TIE Snow
on the lee side Of a rail fence vet who
declare themselves to be Christians.
The Jack Of all trades Is master of
none, yet a good farmer may with profit
become a fair carpenter 4 workshop
is better stormy day retreat than is a
corner grocery.
Job had much patience ; yet it was
fortunate for him that lie did not join
fences with a neighbor who kept
breach7 stock.
The man who fills his icehouse pre-
vides himself with conservator of
health, and a vervant Of pleasure.
What is said about keeping animals
warm in winter, does not apply to ma
nure. Smoking is more injurious to
the compost heap than to boys.
It is cheaper to keep pound of flesh
on the animal in February and March
than to regain it in May or June.
Depending upon novelties for your
principal crops is breakfasting on ella
ton, dining on hope, and supping on
sorrow.
The man too poor to take good ag-
ricuItural paper or bay his wife cali
co dress without grumbling, is rich
enough to afford the lightning rod ped
der and siokle-grnder fraud fine pick
ing-American Agriculturist
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
WEST FERRISBURGH.

Whooping cough is having run in
this vicinity.
Mrs. George Lindsey is very sick, and
but little hope is entertained of her re-
cOvery.
Report says that the families of Ephron
Allen and Amos Needham have been ex-
posed to measles by the arrival at Mr..
Aliens of a German woman and child
from the old country, whose husband
works at Mr.. Aliens.
There must be some wrong about the
fish law. Ambrose Gerome is imprisoned
in the House of Correction for fishing
with night line, while George Kellogg
can catch all the bullheads he can haul in
in seine, having taken 16 bushels at
one haul this fall. Gerome ought to be
pardoned by Gov. Ormsbee on the ground
that the punishment is dispropOrtionate
to the crime.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
COUNTY NOTES.

The repairs on the Masonic hall at Or
we'll are nearly completed, and when
done the lodge-room will present very
neat and attractive appearance.
A call has been issued by the city au-
thorties for meeting of voters of Yer
gennes, December II, at p. M, for the
purpose of making arrangements for the
issuing of new bonds to meet outstanding
bonds soon due.
Mr.. F. b. Kimball since taking posses
sion of the Eagle hotel at Orwell has
made many alterations. He has greatly
improved the grounds, remodeled the
stable and added to the conveniences a
cistern, drilled well and large and
commodious ice-house.
At. Vergennes, the other day, Capt
Ives of the steamer Gazelle and his broth
er, the engineer, while getting timber
from the river near the nail factory wharf
were precipitated into the water and both
were with difficulty rescued by Henry
January when they were going down the
second time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
SHOREHAM.
Deferred from last week. !

Deferred from last week.
Joseph Rivett is sick with quinsy sore
throat.
DR.. Plat was away last week for two
or three days attending his fathers fu-
neral at Plattsburgh, n. Y. --j7La7Ls
Miss Lizzie Wright has gone to Bur-
lington to spend the winter with her
cousin, Miss Buckham.
Rev. G. C. Byngton of Castleton, VT,
has been preaching in the Congregational
church during the past three Sundays.
The school at the academy closes We'd
nesday of this week, after a successful
term. Mr.. Sturtevant has proved him
self to be the man eminently suited to
the position as principal. 1t is expected
there will be a little more than weeks
vacation before the winter term opens.
Miss Margaret Burge has acceptably
taught the primary Department. ..I6
lLatest.l
Parker Towner was home to spend
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mr.. James Garfield of Schroon
Lake are spending few days in town
visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nichols are away
to spend the winter in Plainfield, n. j.,
and New York city.
Miss Minnie Farr returned from Bos-
ton, Mass, Nov. %, having spent two
weeks there with friend.
Richard Wissell and Frank Moore were
home from the university at Burlington
to spend their Thanksgiving vacation.
Miss Martha Turrill, former resident
of Shoreham, has been visiting friends
in town, returning to her home this week.
Charles Witherell was in town last Sat
urday. He brings a favorable report
from his last and recent trip over the
"briny deep"
School at the academy is to reopen next
Monday, Dec. 3. A full attendance is
expected. The patrons seem to appre-
ciate the efforts of the faithful teachers
during the past term and wish to i'm
prove the good opportunities in store for
them during the coming term.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
EAST MIDDLEBURY.

c. Nancy and w. NJ. Smith both have
additions to their families.
S. Hill and w. NJ. Smith have repaired
their houses on East street.
S. G.. Tisdale's rink was open on
Thanksgiving evening for the benefit of
the skaters.
A. Peck is saving out birch Lumber at
his mill. The workmen are timed by
new steam wistle.
An epidemic bordering on diphtheria
has prevailed in the families of j. Roberts,
B. Bradley, A. Boardman and L. Board
man, and l.. Derbys wife is now critic
ally i'll with it. All the rest are i'm
proving.
About two weeks ago n. Beach and
son were sinking well for A. Boardman
and when at the depth of so feet portion
of earth fell upon Mr.. Beach, striking
him on the head and neck and rendering
him insensible for some time. He saw
double, too. He is now recovering and
is around, but the sight of one eye is
defective.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
BRISTOL.
w. G. Rider is failing fast.

w. G. Rider is failing fast.
Bertha, daughter of f. c.. Dixie, is in
poor health.
n. b. McIntire is home from Saratoga
for few weeks.
viii MCGEE employs three or four men
in his granite works.
10. Flint, Bush & Patterson's junior
clerk, is at his home sick.
Bristol is anxious for show of some
kind; it is getting rather dull.
A rumor is in circulation that the ''ho-
illness" people are to have preacher.
j. B. Farr, an aged citizen, died last
Wednesday and was buried on Saturday.
Elder Gardner is officiating at the Bap-
fist church until new pastor is installed.
The Citizens band is getting ready to
give an entertainment in Holly hall soon.
Mrs. 5. Gardner fell down stairs
Thanksgiving day and was injured some
what.
Leonard Farr of Iowa is in town. He
came to attend the funeral of his brother,
j. b. Farr.
Corporal" Tanner opens the lecture
course here Dec. II; subject, "The Nor
mon Question:
The Good Samaritan society meet ev-
cry Friday evening at the Baptist and
Methodist churches.
f. W. Shattuck has bought a building
lot of F. 5. Drake on Mountain street and
intends to build a house next spring.
The travelling is simply horrible from
here to the depot and teamsters express
their opinions on the matter without re-
serve.
c. Z. Smith and r. ID. Stewart are
making preparations to leave for Cali
fornia the 9th inst. Both go in quest of
health.
The lecture committee have succeeded
in getting such speakers as Col. Cope
land and Gen. George Sheridan. Col.
Copeland is well known here and Gen.
Sheridan has a national reputation.
Datus B. Gaige is the oldest person in
town, who was born in this town. Mr..
Gage will be so years old next July. He
is descended from Governor Gaige of
Massachusetts on his fathers side and
from Ethan Allen on his mothers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

between the coulter and plow. One cord
was cut entirely off, and one vein.
Daniel Parker, one of the oldest resi-
dents of our town, was buried here on
Thanksgiving day, Rev. w. NJ. Mayhem
officiating. The deceased was born in
the house where he died and where he
had lived 50 years last spring.
1t is too bad that the fine weather did
not last about four days more, so that
Meier could have finished digging his
potatoes this fall. Those that he dug
last Saturday were Just splendid and he
said there was good 200 bushels more,
certain, in the ground then,
The question was asked Monday morn
ing, How does it happen that all of these
scholars that take the train here have to
go out of town to school; is it because
you cannot sustain good school at
home in the fall? We say, No! 1t is
because there is no one here that has in
terest enough in this matter to secure a
good teacher. No less than II of our
boys and girls are out and are going out
of town to attend school this fall. Two
of our young men are going to Ada, o..
to attend the State normal school; some
are going to Bristol, others to New Ha-
ven, Brandon, Castleton and Saxton's
River.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

Dea. f. A. Doud experienced slight
relapse on Monday.
j. z. Gaudet visited Montreal last
week and reports a pleasant trip.
Miss Matte Brunette will teach the dis
trict school at the street the coming
winter.
Mrs. ID. II. Squier is spending the win
ter in Burlington with her sister, Mrs.
Mary Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. F. Palmer of
Woodsville, n. H., were in town over
Thanksgiving.
The New Haven dramatic company
will probably not give an entertainment
the present season.
Miss Kate Roscoe, daughter of II. c.
Roscoe, returned to South Hadley Tues
day of this week.
The band practice at their room oil
Monday and Tuesday evenings of eacf
week and are progressing finely.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
PANTON.

The marriage of Arthur Happen and
Miss Laura Kenyon is announced to take
place at the Baptist church on Wednes-
day evening at o'clock.
Miss Mamie Williams of Brdport
closed a successful term of school at Pan
ton Corners last week. There was az
average daily attendance of % scholars,
and those not absent nor tardy were
Susie Holcomb, Anna Gordon, Mary
Gaines, Sam Gaines, Wellie Barto, Rose
Miner, Lena Miner. Duane Allen, Rufus
Hanchett, David Muer. These received
prizes from their teacher, which they
bore home in triumph. Just before the
dismissal of the school Miss Williams
was presented by her scholars with a
large plush photograph album. Anna
Gordon, who wrote her spelling lesson,
did not miss a word, and had the most
perfect lessons of any scholar in school.
Welle Barto. s years old. and her first
summer at school, did not miss having a
perfect lesson or miss word in spelling
SOB words during the term.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

Police courts are getting to be of fire.
quent occurrence in town and we are in
need of first-class lawyer and daily
newspaper.
There were three deputy sherifls at the
village on Monday and part of their bust
ness was to attach the property of Steph-
en- Nutting.
w. NJ. Partch & Sons have a three
year-old stallion sired by Motion for
which they have refused $1,000. 1t is a
beauty and is much admired by horse
men.
Beaver Glen cheese factory turned out
1900 pounds of cheese during the month
of August from l26,0l3 pounds of milk
and paid S1.14 per hundred as the net
proceeds for the milk.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
CORNWALL.

Mr.. Ira L. Hamblin, president of the
society, hands US the following: The
Cornwall Young Mems Debating society
are requested to meet at the town hall on
Monday evening next, Dec. 5. and dis
cuss the following question: "Resolved,
That the Indian has suffered more injus-
tice from the American people than the
negro" 1t will be led in the affirmative
by C. E. Samson and in the negative by
II. b. Scovel. The public may come in
if they choose.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
WHITING.
to the erin

Miss Z. f. Ellsworth has been visiting
friends at Burlington the past week.
Frank Foster has returned home from
Leominster, Mass, where he has been
visiting friends.
So far as eating turkey and chicken
was concerned Thanksgiving was OBJ
served here generally.
+. G.. Farr has gone to Essex, n. Y,
to visit his son and daughter and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burt.
Miss Della Swiney has returned home
from Ticonderoga, where she has been
living with Mrs. 5. 5. Paige for the last
three years.
Frank Wooster had mare badly hurt
Wednesday by getting her foot caught
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02
VERGENNES.
The chancel and choir of st. Paul
church have been newly carpeted.

The chancel and choir of st. Paul's
church have been newly carpeted.
w. j. Strong of Burlington took va
cation and visited home Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Perkins preached in the Con-
gregational church, Sunday, from Luke
| H.. 49,
! G. II. Sprigg & Co. shipped forty sheep
and thirteen head of fat cattle to Boston
market Monday.
Mr.. Geo. w. Ross of Rutland stepped
off the cars to enjoy Thanksgiving with
relatives and friends here.
Walter G. Sprague, who is with Ross
Bros, Rutland, enjoyed a real comfort
able Thanksgiving dinner at home.
Witherbee & Co., at their Mineville store,
called in time to dine Thursday with
Ahira Scovel
F. f. Taylor and wife passed their
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Taylor's par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. Austin, in Brandon.
\ large and costly monument to the
memory of the late Mrs. f. ID. Bssell is
at the depot, to be placed in the new GEM
etery.
The Congregational house of worship
has undergone considerable cleaning in
view of the presence of the new minister
at an early day.
a ninety-horse-power Hunt turbine
wheel is to be substituted for the wheel
now in use at the pump house. 1t will
be put in place at once.
The attendance on market, Saturday.
was large and trade in town lively. But
ter does not advance, however; fine Oc-
tober make is only y cents.
Welcome \. Bora, who has been with
Messrs. 5. ID. Il j. l.. Miner, shoemakers,
since 1875, has gone to Essex, n. Y.
Welcome has left many warm friends
here.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor of st. Paul's church
is fitting up a room in the Gaines block
for the boys guild and to be used, if oc-
casiOn requires, for church service in case
of extremely cold weather.
The soliciting committee of the Con-
gregational church were remarkably sue
cessful in their work and raised all and
even more than was absolutely essential
in this specific line of expense.
Miss F. c. Ross. telegraph operator at
the Weldon House, St. Adams, spent
Thanksgiving day with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Ross, returning the
same evening with her brother George.
The Pierce farm in Waltham has been
sold to II. B. Wright of Middlepury for
$3.50, including 80 acres and stock, etc.
There is herd of SO grade Jerseys on
the farm, which are to be sold Dec. at
auction.
The daughter of the late Geo. Sprigg
of Bridport accompanied Mr.. Champion
when he left for San Francisco last week.
She will be met by her uncle, Mr.. Samp-
son, who will take her to his home in Los
Angeles.
The sermon by Rev. Mr.. Smith at the
Methodist church Thanksgiving day was,
in the opinion of the large audience in at
tendance, one of the most able, appropri-
ate and eloquently spoken Thanksgiving
efforts ever listened to by them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

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